It is the pride of Telugu people to have their matinee idol turned politician's statue placed in the Parliament.  Although NTR brought a recognition to Telugu land and Telugu people who were previously 'Madrasis' for North Indians, he started a regional Telugu Desam Party on a stand against the Center and more particularly against Indira Gandhi family members.  Because of that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi did not attend the NTR unveiling function today.  

Although NTR became popular because of his TDP, he was overthrown by the present TDP President Chandra Babu Naidu who incidentally was his son in law, that made some of the members of the NTR family go against Chandra Babu.  As the Idol making to unveiling was organized by NTR’s daughter and Union Minister Purandheswari,  she as a congress party member and as a family member of NTR against Chandra Babu did not send invitation to Chandra Babu but sent to TDP MPs and other family members of NTR.  First it made a commotion in the TDP.  Then second wife of NTR, Lakshmi Parvathi was invited.  Lakshmi Parvathi’s objection was not taken seriously by any but TDP Chief Chandra Babu was invited by the Parliament Speaker Meira Kumar to close the issue. A last minute invitation was sent to Lakshmi Parvathi by the Speaker and also Purandheswari for which Lakshmi Parvati felt happy and rushed to Delhi to attend the function.

Lastly the event also ended with the criticism by TDP MP Nama Nageswara Rao that Sonia Gandhi insulted a great leader by being absent to the unveiling of NTR function held at Parliament.

In spite of all the comments, grieves, dissatisfactions, jubiliations, prides, protests and other feelings, the statue is unveiled by the speaker Merira Kumar as scheduled that attended by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hameed Ansari, BJP leaders Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Murali Manohar Joshi, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Arun Jaitley, TDP Chief Chandra Babu,  TDP MPs, NTR family members Purandheswari, Hari Krishna, Balakrishna, Jr.NTR, Union ministers Jairam Ramesh, Pallamraju, Gulam Nabi Azad, Jaipal Reddy, Chiranjeevi, Kruparani, Sarve Satyanarayana, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and others.  

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